Obama's speech

This is a discussion on Obama's speech within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; After hearing the speech it really sounds like he has made the decision to go after our guns. I think now it's only a matter ...

Obama's speech

After hearing the speech it really sounds like he has made the decision to go after our guns. I think now it's only a matter of how his administration will attempt to do it. If I had to guess I would say expect a new assault weapons ban with magazine restrictions at the minimum( and SOON)... There will be a lot of support from the liberals after the shooting unfortunately. What do you all think?

Yup. Look for a full-on assault. Restrictions on mag capacity, ban on any semi-autos, registration, mental health checks, you name it - we're gonna see it. And anyone who objects will be vilified as hating children.

The Associated Press is reporting that U.S. Sen Diane Feinstein will introduce legislation within a few months that bans all semi-auto rifles like the AR-15 and all magazines that are have more than a 10 round capacity. She says it appears to have the votes to pass both Houses of Congress and of course we know how Obama will handle it. It's not looking good for firearms owners.

Finstein has already written the bill for submission after they return. (thedailybeast.com)
“Senator Dianne Feinstein, the author of the country's last assault weapons ban—which was signed into law in 1994 but expired in 2004—kicked off the Meet the Press roundtable Sunday with big news. "I'm going to introduce in the Senate, and the same bill will be introduced in the House: a bill to ban assault weapons," she said. "It will ban the sale, the transfer, the importation, and the possession—not retroactively, but prospectively" of assault weapons, she said. While Feinstein made clear that the bill exempts "over 900 specific weapons," her proposed bill will also ban the sale, transfer, importation and possession of clips of more than 10 bullets. "The purpose of this bill," she said, "is to get … weapons of war off the streets of our cities."

It is time for all gun owners to become members of the NRA, GOA, and other gun rights organizations. We cannot go to Washington ourselves but we do have a voice. Unless we unite we cannot win. Only a small percentage of gun owners are NRA members. That has to change for the battle ahead to have a chance at success.